What made Anthony Wayne an "unlikely general"?
He was not President Washington's first choice to lead the army against the Indians in 1792.
A womanizer, heavy drinker, and spend-thrift who had suffered a physical and mental breakdown fighting in the last year of the American Revolution, he had just been removed from Congress for voter fraud. But Washington took a chance on Wayne and the rest is history!
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, and Yale University Press; as well as bookstores in the USA on April 24, 2018, in the UK on May 15, 2018, and in a paperback edition on April 21, 2020.
A Scandalous General
Just invited to talk on The Other Trails of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians for the Lakeside Chataqua Society Lecture Series in Lakeside, Ohio on June 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM. More details to follow soon.
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A talk on The Other Trails of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians is set for the Clark County Historical Society in Springfield, Ohio on November 14, 2024 at 6 PM.
LIVE on AM 760!
Listen to the podcast of my interview about Unlikely General: "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America on the Mike Slater Show on March 19, 2018 in San Diego.
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CHECK OUT NEW IN BOOKS
Unlikely General: Posted May 15, 2018 (UK release date). A top pick in Biography/Memoir at New in Books. Check out my author interview.
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LIVE on CSpan!
Watch my talk on Unlikely General:'Mad' Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America on C-Span's Cities Tour of Toledo, Ohio, Book TV, and American History TV on October 19 & 20, 2019.
Watch my talk on The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 16, 2015.
Guest Blogs & Podcasts
Check out my guest blogs on the "My Book, The Movie" blogspot for "Unlikely General." and for "Interrupted Odyssey."
Also check out my guest blog on "The Page 99 Test" blog site for "Unlikely General." and for "Interrupted Odyssey."
Here's one more blog I wrote about "Unlikely General" for the Yale University Press Blog.
Plus an essay on "Interrupted Odyssey" for the "What It Means To Be An American" maintained by Zocalo Public Square for the Smithsonian and Arizona State University.